Louisiana § RS 15:810 - Preexisting facilities operated by parish governing authorities
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 15:810 — Preexisting facilities operated by parish governing authorities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 15:810. Preexisting facilities operated by parish governing authorities
In any parish in which there is presently located a prison, correctional institute or any other type of prison facility which is operated by the governing authority of the parish, the governing authority may make the said prison facilities under its jurisdiction and operation available to one or more other parishes on a per prisoner fee basis.
When any such parish governing authority does exercise its option to make any such prison facility so available, then the said prison facility shall not in any way come under the requirements of this part but it will be a multiparish prison, particularly for the purpose of receiving and working persons sentenced to imprisonment in said multiparish prison and such sentencing is hereby authorized for all misdemeanors and all offenses which are not capital and which are not necessarily punishable at hard labor.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 237, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 15:810 cover?
Section RS 15:810 ("Preexisting facilities operated by parish governing authorities") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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